Microbregma waldwico Bukejs & Alekseev, 2015

Bukejs, Andris, Alekseev, Vitalii I., Cooper, David M. L., King, Gavin A. & Mckellar, Ryan C., 2017, Contributions to the palaeofauna of Ptinidae (Coleptera) known from Baltic amber, Zootaxa 4344 (1), pp. 181-188 : 185

Microbregma waldwico Bukejs & Alekseev, 2015 ( Figs 3A–B )

Material examined. One specimen with collection number 1771-5 [CCHH], Baltic amber, Yantarny, Kaliningrad region, Russia. Complete beetle included in small, transparent, yellow amber piece with dimensions of 35×14× 7 mm. Syninclusions consist of three specimens of Sciaridae (Diptera) , one specimen of Chironomidae (Diptera) , one specimen of Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) , and many stellate Fagaceae trichomes. Body length of beetle is 3.8 mm, and preserved color is dark brown.

Note. Body length in holotype of Microbregma waldwico is 4.6 mm.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Fossil Ptinidae in Baltic amber. A-B Microbregma waldwico Bukejs & Alekseev, specimen 1771 - 5 [CCHH]: A—habitus, dorsal view, B—habitus, lateral view; C – D Trichodesma sp., 1771 - 1 [CCHH]: C—habtus, dorso-lateral view, D—habitus, ventral view. Scale bars represent 1 mm.